Monastery of Great Meteoron

Monastery of Great Meteoron
Μεγάλο Μετέωρο
Monastery of Great Meteoron Location of the monastery in Greece
39°43′26″N 21°37′28″E
Location	Kalambaka, Pineios Valley, Thessaly
Country	Greece
Denomination	Greek Orthodox
History
Status	Monastery
Founder	Athanasius the Meteorite
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architectural type	Monastery
Style	Byzantine (Athonite)
Completed	1356
Map of Meteora, with the six extant monasteries, as marked
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Part of	Meteora
Criteria	Cultural (i, ii, iv, v, vii)
Reference	455
Inscription	1988 (12th Session)
Area	271.87 ha (671.8 acres)
Buffer zone	1,884.14 ha (4,655.8 acres)

The Monastery of Great Meteoron (Greek: Μεγάλο Μετέωρο), mainly known as Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Saviour (Greek: Μονή της Μεταμόρφωσης του Σωτήρος) in Greece, is a Greek Orthodox monastery near the town of Kalambaka, in the Thessaly region of central Greece. It is located at the top of a rocky precipice over 415 metres (1,362 ft) above the Pineios valley floor. It is one of twenty-four monasteries that were originally built at Meteora. The Monastery of the Great Meteoron is one of the oldest existing of the Meteora monasteries. Collectively titled Meteora, in 1988 the extant six monasteries were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.